"The organisations developing vaccines and treatments for the virus are being heavily targeted by Russian, Iranian and Chinese actors seeking a leg-up on their own research. We’ve also seen significant COVID-related targeting of governments that began as early as January," he said.
A spokeswoman for the university said the organisation has been vigilant about protecting research data."UQ takes cyber security very seriously, and has made significant investments in cyber security in recent years, including around research technology. There has not been any noticeable change in activity in recent months," she said.
Data security is complicated by the fact that the many governments, biotechnology companies and manufacturers have staff working from home due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Global projects are therefore more vulnerable to being compromised by a single individual, Mr Campbell said. Professor Seebeck said securing research data was a challenge because scientific inquiry naturally required research teams to be open and collaborative.
MsEmmaK Personally I think not sharing Covid 19 research should be illegal. Vaccines for profit will cause delays and unnecessary deaths.
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